Reply To: Sheff Utd Away…🙈

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City fortunately for them got out of a very tight spot they arent innocent the fine was upheld for not cooperating with the investigation.

Why would City not cooperate with the investigation?

The more serious charges would almost certainly have stood and led to the ban being upheld had UEFA not messed up completely by overlooking their own 5 year rule as the e mails were incredibly damning.

The City Lawyers must have been rubbing their hands with glee when they uncovered the 5 year rule and realised that the 5 year time period had expired.

It was always strange that City were so confident that the ban would be
overturned given all the e mails now we know why.

City got away with one and they should be grateful for their good fortune
but the e mails suggest they were far from innocent but CAS had no alternative but to disregard the more serious breaches because of UEFA’s own 5 year ruling. Doh!😊

4th place or bust now lads it’s in our hands and given Leicester’s fixtures Sheff Utd at home ,Spurs away and United at home plus their injuries and suspensions hopefully two wins from out home games might be good enough.🤞🤞🤞

Failure to grab 4th place will likely have implications on our transfer budget and who we might be able to attract.